SOLUTION: can you please solve and show the solution for this problem.... Husband and wife start from the same starting point and run in the same direction. The husband runs twice the ra

Question 69386: can you please solve and show the solution for this problem....
Husband and wife start from the same starting point and run in the same direction. The husband runs twice the rate of the wife. After 1 1/2 hours, the distance between the two is 7.5 km. find the speed of each.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Husband and wife start from the same starting point and run in the same direction. The husband runs twice the rate of the wife. After 1 1/2 hours, the distance between the two is 7.5 km. find the speed of each.
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Wife DATA:
rate = x kph ; time = 1.5 hours ; distance = rt = 1.5x km
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Husband DATA:
rate = 2x kph ; time = 1.5 hours; distance = rt = 3x km
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EQUATION:
distance - distance = 7.5 km
3x - 1.5x = 4.5 km
1.5x = 7.5
x= 5 kph ( wife's rate)
2x = 10 kph (husband's rate)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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